​Apple will start scrubbing old and broken apps from App Store next week

Apple should announce the iPhone 7 the same day it starts scrubbing its app store.

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Apple's App Store has hundreds of thousands of apps, but the company says it's time to get rid of some duds.

Two categories will be scrubbed from the store, the company told developers, according to a message seen by TechCrunch. First to go will be old apps that aren't compatible with modern iPhones and iPads, or that don't abide by updated App Store guidelines. Second are apps with long names padded with irrelevant terms just so the apps will show up in search results.